Rec | TAKE THE METRO!

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Rec'd on 🏙️ Living alone in a new city

DC is a very easy place to get around, friends living across the city is no problem. In NoMa you'll be living on the red line, which means it's easy to get to Gallery Place-Chinatown (movie theater, art museums), Silver Spring (fancy movie theater, concert venue), or Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan (zoo (duh) and good restaurants/bars). You can also take the bus or walk or drive or scooter or bike or get a cab to wherever you want. Sources: I've been living in DC proper three years and have been in the DC area my whole life

@snills

Jun 14, 2024

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@diti

Thank you for the recs! I think I’ve only lived in a small city so I’m not used to how big the city is but yeah the metro looks pretty easy to use

Jun 14, 2024

@snills

diti if you've used other cities' subways you might be surprised to find out that you have to tap your fare card when going in AND when going out of the station, since the DC subway charges you based on distance traveled, not a flat fee like most other systems. if you have questions ask someone who looks like they're not in a hurry, the station managers are useless

Jun 14, 2024

@carlymw34

luv the red line <3

Jun 14, 2024

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